Portable Freestanding Workstation Jib Crane Makes the Loading Process for Flooring Manufacturer Safer

Since 1871, Ecore has been transforming reclaimed waste into unique products that make people’s lives better. Over the years, Ecore’s manufactured flooring has evolved to solve the needs of many applications, such as playgrounds, weight rooms, turf fields, hospitals, hotels, and retail environments.

Ecore’s 217,000 square-foot facility in Lancaster, PA, transforms used tires into custom performance flooring. This facility takes the processed rubber and transforms it into surfacing inside large cylinders, which are then peeled into various thicknesses of performance flooring. Depending on the product formulation, density, thickness, width, and color, the peeled cylinders will go through many processes, such as lamination, die cut, or water jet cut to name a few.

When the rubber is molded into the cylinders, color granules may also be added to give each flooring surface its own unique look, depending on what the customer requires. These color granules are made in a department that processes about 1,500 bags of raw material each day. These bags of raw material are placed on pallets near a conveyer belt.

Previously, workers had to pick up and place each individual 50-pound bag on the conveyor belt by hand. This process was labor intensive and very strenuous on the workers. Ecore wanted to find a solution that would not only make this process easier for the workers; but, more importantly, protect workers from injury.